The Mining Nickel Claims is a nickel mine located in Lemhi county, Idaho at an elevation of 5,200 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Nickel
Lat, Long: 44.8792, -113.93030
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Mining Nickel Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mining Nickel Claims
Commodity
Primary: Nickel
Location
State: Idaho
County: Lemhi
District: Poison Creek Area
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Melvin And M. L. Barrett
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Discovery Year: 1957
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Lemhi Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Oligocene
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Oligocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 1 SAMPLE DETECTED NO NICKEL
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Biotite
Comments
Comment (Location): .1 Mile N Of Junction Of Poisson Creek And S Fk Poison Creek
Comment (Development): 10 Claims
References
Reference (Deposit): Soregaroli, A. E., 1961, Geology Of The McKim Creek Area, Lemhi County, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Univ. Of Idaho, M.S. Thesis, 53 P
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